Weezl and friends Phase 2 -giving it a whirl for Shirl! Testing meal plan for a month

HowlinWolf

weezl74 wrote: »

got to pop out for a bit.

If anyone has googling fingeres then the raw weight values from the usda food database for vitamins, E and K and chloride and phospherous for shirl's ingredients per 100g, would be fabulous

Say if you're doing it tho, so we don't double up on tasks

I could do this if no one has done it already. Does it have to be the USDA database or can I use the UK one that I have already downloaded?

Murrell

Sian_the_Green wrote: »

Can I recommend carrot jam if we are looking at how to use more vitamins. It is delish, much cheaper than fruit jam and looks very nice on a slice of bread! I would have thought it would preserve (see what I did there?) more of the nutrients than boiling carrots and it might be possible to make a carrot chutney/relish thing if we can do an alternative veggie swap or have any spare.

That is probably singularly unhelpful as you are discussing other things, sorry.
I mentioned the site to my Dad, he may pop on at some point, he is very efficient and clever so I hope he does

Thanks for mentioning this. I have had some a long time ago, when I bought some on a reduced rack in a polish shop. I guess it must be a normal thing in Poland and I enjoyed it.

Sandra
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Allegra

grana padano 1 £2.26
Smart price UHT skimmed milk 1 litre x 5 £2.45
SP pasta 4 £1.28
SP 200g salted peanuts 8 £1.84
Frozen spinach 2 £1.92
SP tins peeled tomatoes 13 £4.03
tom puree 1 £0.25
carrots 10x 100g £0.76
potatoes 16 x 2.5 kg £12.48
SP raisins 500g x 6 £3.84
SP lemons bag x 4 £3.48
SP rice 3 £2.19
3l veg oil x 4 £10.00
allinsons dried yeast 1 £0.64
SP sr flour x 2 £0.84
wholemeal flour x 11 £10.78
500g chick peas x 4 £3.72
500g red lentils x 7 £7.00
500g green lentils x 1 £0.60
SP lard x 3 £0.81
1 small bag sugar - silver spoon 500g ) £0.53

TOTAL £71.70

Allegra

shanks77 wrote: »

ETA sorry Allegra did it and then noticed you had offered:o:o

:rotfl:Oh well. Great minds and all that, eh ?

weezl74

sandra

When you're next around I wonder if you can advise on some more B12 info?

Do you remember how we figured b12 couldn't be water soluble and needed every day cos of that thing about it being stored for 6-20yrs?

well the FSA have published this which weirdly seems to contradict! I'm perplexed, cos I totally follow your logic and trust you, but this govt site should theoretically be very accurate...

Also I discovered via polkadot's spreadsheet that peanuts are very high in b12, so we might not need the expensive yeast extract for Kitty, YAY! :j:j:j

weezl74

Allegra wrote: »

TOTAL £71.70

Well chaps, there we have it, that's my best shot at establishing the true cost of subsistence living in the uk today, 58p per person per day.

(as long as you can make that into a months meals!)

Don't worry, I think it can be done

But I won't go further until we've decided that's what's needed.

Incidentally I am waiting on my dad to do a few more kitty things, in case people are wondering why I haven't been doing kitty for a few days

weezl74

HowlinWolf wrote: »

I could do this if no one has done it already. Does it have to be the USDA database or can I use the UK one that I have already downloaded?

I'm so sorry howlin, I missed this earlier! Yes please that would be fab

Please use whichever database you find easiest

Allegra

weezl74 wrote: »

Well chaps, there we have it, that's my best shot at establishing the true cost of subsistence living in the uk today, 58p per person per day.

Except that I can resist a little nitpick here to say that the true true cost might be a little lower, as Asda is actually the most expensive supermarket for pulses, which this planner relies heavily on - green lentils are okay on a quick flick, but red lentils and chick peas are cheaper in every supermarket, including Waitrose ! (Red lentils - Asda £1, Tesco £0.88, Sainsbug £0.88, 'Trose £0.89).

SusanC_2

Allegra wrote: »

Except that I can resist a little nitpick here to say that the true true cost might be a little lower, as Asda is actually the most expensive supermarket for pulses, which this planner relies heavily on - green lentils are okay on a quick flick, but red lentils and chick peas are cheaper in every supermarket, including Waitrose ! (Red lentils - Asda £1, Tesco £0.88, Sainsbug £0.88, 'Trose £0.89).

But by the time you've driven to different supermarkets you may have lost any saving. (This is why I rarely shop at Asda - there's not enough which is cheaper by enough for it to be worth making the journey when other supermarkets are nearer.)

weezl74

Allegra wrote: »

Except that I can resist a little nitpick here to say that the true true cost might be a little lower, as Asda is actually the most expensive supermarket for pulses, which this planner relies heavily on - green lentils are okay on a quick flick, but red lentils and chick peas are cheaper in every supermarket, including Waitrose ! (Red lentils - Asda £1, Tesco £0.88, Sainsbug £0.88, 'Trose £0.89).

oooooh marvelous! So if she goes to asda for most stuff and then Mr T or sains for the others?

Erm... anyone's brain alert tonight?